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Two schools get bomb threat emails in Punjab’s Jalandhar
Jalandhar: At least two schools here received bomb threat emails on Monday, March 2, prompting authorities to carry out anti-sabotage checks, officials said. Police, fire brigade officials, bomb squads, dog squads and…
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Punjab: University VC removed over ‘misbehaviour’ with Kashmiri students
Ludhiana: CT University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Nitin Tandon was removed on Tuesday, February 24, following allegations of misbehaving with a group of Kashmiri students, Chancellor Charanjit Singh Channi said. The private university has…
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Kashmiri students threatened for asking sehri, iftar at Punjab university
Chandigarh: Kashmiri Muslim students at CT University in Punjab were reportedly asked to vacate the campus, harassed and threatened with cancellation of their admissions after requesting basic food arrangements during sehri and…
- Kashmir
Drone found inside school campus in Jammu; sent for forensic examination
Jammu: A drone was found on the lawns of a private school in Domana area of Jammu on Monday, February 23, officials said. The drone was found by a security guard, who…
- Kashmir
2 Pakistani nationals who escaped from Jammu juvenile home held in Ludhiana
Jammu: Two Pakistani nationals, who escaped from a juvenile home in a border village here, were arrested within 24 hours of the incident, officials said on Tuesday, February 17. However, the local…
- India
Pakistani spy serves 17 years in UP jail, deported
Saharanpur: Iqbal Bhatti alias Devraj Sehgal, a Pakistani citizen who completed his 17-year jail sentence after being accused of spying, was deported to his country on Monday night under tight security, a…
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Dalit professor accuses Punjab University of caste-based discrimination
Chandigarh: A Dalit assistant professor, Harpreet Singh, has accused the Punjab University of casteism and delaying his promotion based on his caste in a video that emerged on February 14. An Assistant…
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This Yuvraj of Canada seeks glory by following in footsteps of Indian hero
Whenever the name Yuvraj Singh crops up in a cricket discussion, the memory goes back to September 19, 2007. That day, England and India clashed in the T20 World Cup and Yuvraj…
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Two states, one message: Families donate land for mosque, temple
In a rare display of communal harmony across Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, members of the Hindu and Muslim communities came together to support each other. In two separate gestures, residents in local…
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Punjab: AAP extends support to ‘Bharat Band’ by farmers, workers
Chandigarh: Punjab’s ruling party, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has extended support to the nationwide strike called on February 12 by the central trade unions and farmer bodies. In a statement here, the…
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Punjab: Several private schools in Mohali get bomb threat emails
Chandigarh: Sixteen private schools in Punjab’s Mohali received bomb threat emails on Wednesday, triggering evacuation and prompting detailed anti-sabotage checks by police, an officer said. School authorities sent messages to parents, declaring…
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Video: Punjab law student kills female classmate, then shoots himself
Chandigarh: A first-year law student on Monday, February 9, allegedly shot dead a female classmate in the head inside the classroom, then turned the gun and pulled the trigger on himself in…
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Bombay HC grants bail to accused in Baba Siddique murder case
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday, February 9, granted bail to Akashdeep Karaj Singh, an accused in the murder of Congress leader and former MLA Baba Siddique, making him the first…
- India
Modi govt hiked rail budget for Punjab: Vaishnaw
New Delhi: The central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated a record railway Budget of Rs 5,673 crore for Punjab, which is 25 times more than what was allocated for…
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Punjab will go all out to get Chandigarh as its capital: CM
Hoshiarpur: Punjab has been “unjustly denied” its rightful capital, claimed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday, January 25, and said that any attempt to undermine his state’s claim over Chandigarh, Panjab University…